Free upgrades for U-verse customers

AT&T announced today that it is rolling out a series of free upgrades for customers of its cablelike TV service that runs over the company’s Internet lines.

Among the new perks, U-verse customers will receive a service that allows for scheduling and managing DVR recordings from any U-verse receiver in a house; a new application for movie buffs that will recommended “On Demand” titles based on previous rentals; and a new interface to schedule and manage DVR recordings from any web-connected PC.

And for U-Verse “Internet Max” customers, AT&T is planning to increase downstream speeds by about 20 percent. The upgrades are scheduled to take place “over the coming weeks,” AT&T said in a news release.

The telecommunications giant is also throwing in a free month of the movie channel Starz, beginning in July.